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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1920
Page
6
Local market notes list fresh produce and baked goods from Arnold Abney Co King Hodgon Co and Stone s Cakes. Items include lettuce tomatoes cucumbers snap beans cucumbers okra peppers cantaloupes peaches watermelons oranges lemons and assorted cakes and eggs.
Local classified items advertise city storage at City Garage with reduced rates until December 1st and car storage for four dollars weekly. Also listed are for sale houses, a Stutz Sport Model, dry pine wood, an Underwood typewriter, and real estate loan inquiries near Athens with terms and contacts.
The 16 Universal farm lighting outfits were used by the American Army on the Mexican border in 1916 mounted on trucks and later sent to France. About 1,500 units were purchased for the American Expeditionary Forces. Government engineers rated the plants 100 percent after 30 days of testing. Exclusive Northeast Georgia agents are being assigned. see Jerome O’Farrell at the Majestic Hotel.
Clarke county applicants seeking teaching positions must register by 1 00 p m July 29 with the County School Superintendent to receive examination instructions. Examinations will be held July 30 and 31 with registration books open July 17 as directed by the County Board of Education.
Baseball results show American and National leagues with teams like Washington Cleveland Philadelphia Chicago Boston St. Louis New York Detroit and others posting various scores. An ad promotes Universal Farm Lighting Plants with batteries priced at 430 and 545 dollars available through Jerome O’Farrell at the Majestic Hotel.
Lotta Witsche, the only German spy once sentenced to death, arrived at Leavenworth federal penitentiary to begin a lengthy term after the president commuted the sentence. Witsche, a German army lieutenant, was captured during a royal engagement in the war.
Oklahoma City July 9 state auditor Frank C. Carter says tax evasion by forming corporations costs Oklahoma hundreds of thousands yearly. He urges at the next legislature session a reform to tax C corporations on earnings.
Mr Hale urges formation of a Southern export company to open European and South American markets for South and Midwest products. He notes waste in shipping rubber and cotton via Savannah and Akron and predicts tire factories in port backlands as South Atlantic ports open. He cites Atlanta’s tire plant as evidence of evolving industrial growth tied to port development.
The narrative follows a wartime spy cast adrift after a Teuton warship sinkage who later maps Pacific harbors then returns to the United States for further espionage. He is captured in Nogales as a federal case unfolds. A legal view argues for taxing corporate earnings to reach undivided profits and personal income.
The Hutchinson local post of the American Legion with 700 members adopted resolutions condemning agitators advocating overthrow of the U U S government. They declare such radicals must not be allowed entry into Hutchinson to land or spread their ideas.
Dr. Parks reports that new 1920 resolutions lower admission standards and require county boards of education to apportion places. disputes over quotas, census data, and legal 1889 provisions spark confusion and delays as applications surge. Many county officers call for repeal and smoother handling.
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